Nick is a co-founder and Managing Director of New Stack Ventures and Moran Capital Partners. Nick has been an angel investor since 2013 and is also the host of The Full Ratchet podcast, a more advanced podcast on angel investing. Nick shares his insights on what angel syndicates are, what to look for when joining a syndicate, and the difference between an angel group versus an angel syndicate.

Show Highlights

00:45 - Thank you for rating Angel Investing podcast on iTunes!

03:00 - What did Nick do before he became an angel investor?

07:40 - How did Nick get started in angel investing?

10:40 - Nick's podcast is like angel investing 201.

10:50 - How did Nick come up with the name for his podcast?

16:10 - Who is listening to Nick's podcast?

20:25 - What are angel syndicates?

30:00 - What should you look for in an syndicate?

32:00 - What is Nick's investment philosophy?

34:40 - Start investing broadly and then narrow it down as you get more experience.

40:00 - Make small investments in the first ten or so deals.

43:05 - Nick gives a shout out to two of his favorite startups right now.

Shane Spencer is an independent fund manager and capital formation consultant. As an independent fund manager, Shane assists management teams and founding partners in developing their investment thesis and strategy, capital formation, and much more. Today, Shane and Tatyana discuss his personal investment thesis and the various investing options that are available to new and upcoming angel investors...